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Fasteners, threaded and non-threaded
News Release from: PennEngineering | Subject: PEM ReelFast SMT surface mount panel fasteners
Edited by the Engineeringtalk Editorial
Team on 27 September 2004
Surface-mount panel fasteners save
assembly time
PEM ReelFast SMT surface mount panel fasteners are designed to be mounted on PCBs in the same manner and at the same time as other surface mount components using standard surface mount techniques.
PEM ReelFast SMT surface mount panel fasteners are designed to be mounted on printed circuit boards in the same manner and at the same time as other surface mount components using standard automated surface mount techniques Among their production and cost advantages, ReelFast SMT panel fasteners can reduce the risk of damage to boards (and resulting scrap) that can occur when improperly installing fasteners with required and cumbersome external equipment; reduce the handling of loose parts to deliver labour savings; and speed assembly by eliminating secondary operations
This article was originally published on Engineeringtalk on 9 Nov 2001 at 8.00am (UK)
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These hybrid metal/plastic panel fasteners feature a steel retainer and separate metal Phillips drive screw, which is captivated in an ABS cap.
The assemblies are mounted by simply snapping screw into soldered retainer.
A spring action of the cap's plastic "fingers" holds the screw in retracted position.
When tightened, the plastic cap completely covers the retainer.
ReelFast SMT panel fasteners are available in two screw lengths and in thread sizes 4-40 and 6-32 and M3 and M3.5.
Retainers are packaged on tape-and-reel for user convenience (each reel holding 465 retainers) and screws are packaged in bags.
(Retainers and screws are sold separately).
Black caps are standard and optional moulded-through cap colours are available for colour coding.
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